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Meaning of shish kebab

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shish kebab

Pronunciation:/ˌʃɪʃkəˈbæb//ˈʃɪʃkəbɑb/

noun

Definitions

  1. A dish made of small pieces of meat, with or without vegetables, which are skewered on a wooden or metal stick and roasted in an oven or over an open fire.

  2. A crystal structure consisting of a central spine (the shish) and disks or lumps growing out from it (the kebab).